Isomaltulose as an Aftertaste-Shortening Agent
AssigneeSuedzucker Aktiengesellschaft Mannheim/Ochsenfurt
InventorsMargit Arenz, Stephan Hausmanns, Joerg Kowalczyk
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of isomaltulose as a taste-decreasing (e.g., aftertaste-reducing) agent, and to sweetener mixtures in which isomaltulose decreases the duration of taste by, for example, reducing the duration of aftertaste.
Claims21
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A method of decreasing the duration of the taste of an intense sweetener in a product, comprising including isomaltulose in the product.
A method of decreasing the duration of the taste of an intense sweetener in a mixture of sweeteners, comprising including isomaltulose in the mixture of sweeteners.
A mixture of sweeteners, comprising 1 to 99 percent by weight isomaltulose and 0.0005 to 3 percent by weight sucralose.
A food, semi-luxury food, medicine, or beverage, comprising 1 to 99 percent by weight of a mixture of sweeteners comprising isomaltulose and at least one intense sweetener.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.